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I use ESXi (doesnt apply to me )
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pdf states ESX and ESXi 4.1! I just use ESX to mean all!
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pdf states ESX and ESXi 4.1! I just use ESX to mean all!

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Oops. &nbsp;I should have read more throughly. &nbsp;Thanks!!!
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Oops.  I should have read more throughly.  Thanks!!!

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I have to VM running on ESXi and 2 Windows 2008 Ent servers. &nbsp;I have setup the failover cluster but get stuck on a quorum screen where it is asking you to configure storage witness. &nbsp;Apparently I have not configured that part yet. &nbsp;What can I use to do this since I dont have a SAN readily available? &nbsp;Do I need special software? &nbsp;Can I use just the Windows interface? &nbsp;Does anyone know of &nbsp;a step by step guide of doing this? &nbsp;
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I have to VM running on ESXi and 2 Windows 2008 Ent servers.  I have setup the failover cluster but get stuck on a quorum screen where it is asking you to configure storage witness.  Apparently I have not configured that part yet.  What can I use to do this since I dont have a SAN readily available?  Do I need special software?  Can I use just the Windows interface?  Does anyone know of  a step by step guide of doing this?  

Setting up a test cluster

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Storage

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Windows Server 2008

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